Motor.



M. M. 81 C. M. MATSON.

MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 22. 1911.

1,273,079. Patented July 16, 1918.

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M. M. 84 C. M. MATSON.

MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 22. 1911.

1,273,079. Patented July 16, 1918.

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To all *whom it may concern 7 Be it known that we, MARTIN -M: "MATSON and joHanns-S- MATsoN, citizens" of the United: States,;res'idin-g at Mabsctt,' in the *county of Raleigh" and State of West;Vir:-- ginia have invented certain new anduseful" Improvements in-Motors; andive do" hereby" declare the-following to be a full, clear; and exact description of-the'invention; such as will enabl'e othersskilled' intheart to which;

it appertains to-tmak'e and; use the same; 5

This invention relates to --vehic1e"sand more particularly to manually operated} viehicles. F

It is? the object ofthe presentinvention toprovide a vehicle-being v easily operatedmanually "by the occupant "and ;wh-ich alsoutilizes; i11 parts'the force ofi gravity-for assistingin chop-repulsion ofthe, vehlclei'g;

It'is one of the'objectsof the present in vention toprovide a vehicle which 'ina-y be utilized by cripples,- invalids and others and-- can 'be z-readily' propel-led by thern with ease and minimum-exertion and it is a fu-rther object 'of the presentinvention to provideinqcombiirationwith a vehicle a simp-le, practicable and inexpensive;manually and gravity operated imotor,-=Whereby the occu= pant may; be' supported in a swing and; his muscularenerg-y utilized coinbinationwithi gravity to propel the car. I It is understood of course-that while 'the device may be used! asua' cripple, car or -vehiele it is also used for variousother uses and therefore not lim ited-in the nature ofits service.- f

Vith the-i above objects "in :viewthe invention consists in a vehicle provided with a powen plantmperableiby manual and gravity *forcesand further consists. in a novel-L motor and' in the construction and: detailsi of the. parts: and combination and arranges ment l ofthelelementsk as more: iully describedin the following specification, a :forms of the: invention 1 being illustrated in the accorn: 4n panyingadrawingspin 1 i l Figured is; a perspect1ve.v1ew-of the 've=:

Fig. 2 a side elevation ipartlyrinlsection toi show: the details of the operating power plant,

Fig. is a horizontal sectionnshowing .in plan view parts of ithe operating mechan sms: Fig. *4 :is an i enlarged jdetarled sectionalv view showing the constructlon ofwsthe car.-

= riage andthflficlf grippers thereon; 2'

Specification of Letters},atent. Patented-J 1113C, 16,;1918- Application filed OetObtrZZ, 191 7. Seria1'No.198QO0; v

Vhile the present invention maybe incorporated-in a variety of styles ofvehicles, moto'rcarsl, or othcr apparatus, the embodi ment' hereillustrated is incorporated in the.

form of a vehicle having a suitable under- '60 bjody'or frame 2 thQe-Qrear end ofwhich is providedwith driven axle 3' havingtr'a-ction wheelsf i'thereon the front end of; the body beingprovided "with a suitable formof steering gear, involving the front axle 5 with the wheels 6, which axle may be oper ated in any suitable manner to securefthe proper steering control zof theivehicle as shown for; instance by connecting tothe axle 5- a link 7 pivotally connected at 8 toa lever 9 which may be disposedwithin convenient reach ofthe-operatorof the device. This form; of the steering device is onlyrepre-- sentative as it"is-obvious that any other. apy

propri'ate; or suitable type of inechanism may be employedfor this purpose.

-The fra"me or body 2 is shown as provided onea-ch of-its sides with a set of-upri'ghts 10 -upon-which are journal ed-at 11 pivots or trunnions 12 from which depend side arms l3-having -at-their lower end'sa scat support 14 'upon which inay be mounted a suitablecushion or other seat 15 thepivoted I device constituting substantially a pendulum." hen-occupied the penduiunr is designed t0 be oscillated by the oc'oupant oroceupants; 3 The oscillatory movement of the endnlu m a iswtransmitted by a suitable connection shownas a flexible element 16 constituting in'this form a chaini'or cablje whichis con nected at l'Zto; a lover or pulley -18 rigidly connected to I the pendulum I arnr 1'3. The ends ofthe 'fieizible-inemberim are guided downwardly through {suitable and prefer ably anti-ifrictionali guidedevices as roller-s35 19, supported up on one of the side frames at 4 10 fDisp osedv' preferably I thev 1 vertical pl-anein-uwhich the flexible devices 16: 1ie, there is slidably mounted uponsuitable rails onguides 20 forniing a part-of or attaohed loo to thezupright 10 for instance on oneside -ofthe :vehicle; a zca'rniagie generally indicated at 21; This; carriage is adaptedto be irecip rocated in and :paralleitothe plane of the:

connection 16 reach :of which latter isi con v nected, being. passed about a; suitable: guide ro11orf22',-.to the; swinging end: of a" gripper! 1 or ljaw '23 ofwhich two: arekprovidedfand. pivotally supported 'up on 1 the carriage Q 21. The fzj we .2 3yt in the; form: of lovers are see- 11o in close oppositionto one another and are automatically relatively opened 'about'their pivot 24 by any suitable device shown 'in the presentinstance as comprising a set of springs 25, the ends of which engage the re; spective jaws 23, the shank of the springs 25 passing downwardly and transversely which formsa part of on is mounted inthe carriage 21. This carriage is provided with shoes 26726 to ride upon parallel upper and lower edges of the rails 20 and adjacent the inner surfaces of the shoes there passes the parallel stretches of an endless flexible. mem- ;-b.er which may be a cable orchain or other suitable device as 27 extending between theparallelrails and-lying in-the plane of;

the operating connecting devices 16 or approximately so and are supported upon and 2oaldrive wheels 28 which may be loosely or securely mounted upon shafts 29 supported in the ends of the rails 20. r I

The grippers or jaws 23- -23 are disposed between the shoes 26 of the carriage 21 and 2.5 areadapted upontheir outward movement relative to, each other to frictionally engage and bite the interposed stretches 27" of, the

endless member 27 by pressing them alternatelyagainst the adjacent surface 1 of ,the

3.0: shoes 2626.' 7 Since the jaws 2323 ;are normally automatically openedby the spring,

device 25 and tend to press thelnterposed stretchesof the member 27 to the adjacent portion of the shoes 26 it is preferable that v the jaws or grippers he alternately positively disengaged from the adjacent portion 7 of thestretches and for this purpose the ends of the operating connections 16 which I: are

here shown as in the form of bightslfi are 40.1SO connected to the jaws 23 that the upper jaw is pulled downwardly against the lower 5 jaw the former being disengaged from the adjacent portion of the cable stretch as 'the' lower-j'awis tilteddownwardly by pulling "on the lower connecting member 16 thereby.

acting to bind 'the' adjacent portion of the stretch ofv the endless member 27 against the bridge; or shoejportion 26' of-the lower part ofthegcarriage and conversely when the up 5ocperfoperating connections 16.is pulled, it,

b.eing:' connected to thelower jaw 23,; lifts this flatter-and releases it from the member 2.7. and forcestho. upper jaw 23 against the fleiiible' meinber 27 and" causes "itspositi-ve ifriotional engagement with the-"bridge O1:' shoe portion 26 atthe upper partfof'theicar riagev rFi'omthe foregoingit will be-seen that when the occupants of the seat on the pendulum cause the; swinging movement of :the latter the oscillatory motion of the lever"- or pn;lley-ni1a8 is transniittedby the: connect.- 1 ingzgdevices' i-lt to the gripperdevices 28 which alternately engage :with'respectivead I v jacent 'portions-'E'ofthe endless traveling V6'5. Imember:27 ,:the carriage'21-beingipul'led'for l traction wheelsyand gravity operatedaoscil- -13'0 for actuating said reciprocating means.)

wardly' for instance by the lower connecthe rollers or wh'eel-s ZSand u on tliereverse oscillation of the pendulum the upper connection 16 is operated alternately to the j V lower bight, so as to bring the upper jaw 23 acrossthe a'djacent faceof thep'ivot 245" upwardly to impinge upon the upperstretch V of the member 27 and as the carriage 21 is pulled rearwardly the endless flexible con-- nection 27 is again causedto 'move' in 'ihej same direction as it previously-moved during the forward advance of the carriage 21.;

.The rotary motion of the whee lsor pulley 28, which aredriven by the belt,27, :is transmitted to the driving gear of the Vehicle in any suitable manner as for instance through; In'eansof a sprocket chain or other connect. ing device 30 passing over a suitable wheel. I 31 attached to therear pulley'wheel 28 ori theshaft 29 thereof as may be preferred and then passing down to another wheel 32 secured on the rear driven axle 3. I I c What is claimed is: v

1; A vehicle comprising a running gear including a driven, axle, with "traction wheels, and steering wheels, a frame or body a on the wheels, a pendulum suspended onth'e: frame or body, and means actuated by the oscillations of the pendulum for driving said 1 axle including a-belt and alternately acting grippers engaging thebelt; 7 I

A2. A- vehile comprlslng a running gear includingdriven wheels and steering wheels, an oscillating pendulum, and means driven, 100. by said pendulum for converting oscillatory movement thereof into rotary movement for and-steering wheels; va belt;t reciprocating 1115 grippers for engaging and-driving-saidzbelt and traction wheels, and L gravity operated 7 c meansfor actuating'saidijmeansn ,-'5 .r-A- vehicle havingyin combinatiomuas running gear including traction wheels and steering wheels, a belt, reciprocatingrmeans including a carriage, with grippersfori the belt for. driving said traction wheels, and-manually and gravity operated; means 7 7 1 6 vehicle having, :inf "rcombination, a running 3' gear including traction: wheel'sfand steering t-wheels, a belt,- reciprocating means v for-engaging and-driving the-belt and said 5 latory means for actuating said reciprocating means.

7. In a manually propelled vehicle, a running gear including a driven, Wheeled axle, a reciprocating carriage, an endless flexible drive member and supporting Wheels for and driven thereby, means for transmitting motion from one of said Wheels to the axle, means on said carriage for gripping said member, and a pendulum for actuating the gripping means and reciprocating the carriage.

8. In a manually propelled vehicle, a running gear including a driven, Wheeled axle, a reciprocating carriage, an endless flexible drive member and supporting Wheels for and driven thereby, means for transmitting motion from said wheels to the axle Wheels, means on said carriage for gripping said member, manually and gravity operated means for actuating the gripping means and reciprocating the carriage. r

9. In a motor, a pendulum, a reciprocating carriage, an endless, flexible member and rotary means driven thereby and supporting the same, grippers on the carriage for engaging said member, and means connecting the pendulum and said grippers.

10. In a motor, a pendulum, a reciprocating carriage, an endless, flexible member and supporting wheels driven thereby, a pair of grippers on said carriage each engageable With respective stretches of said member, and means connected to said pendulum for alternately actuating said grippers whereby each oscillation of the pendulum is transmitted into unidirectional rotary movement of said Wheels.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures.

MARTIN M. MATS/ON. CHARLES M. MATSON.

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